This is our class Cybrary or Cyber Library for the summer Brattleboro Tech4Educators Classes. Begin by taking a look at the Cybrary for the 2010 classes and the Bennington Cybrary for 2012. See how they used headings to organize the sources? Feel free to re-structure, organize, create headings, re-do headings, and otherwise make this resource work for everyone in our Tech4Educators course.
http://zunal.com/index.php this is a great WebQuest website - free and so many already made or you can easily make you own! (Sara 7/16/12)
http://www.thinglink.com/learn I heard about this site from a colleague; it allows one to creatively combine images and graphics in various forms. I thought about using it to make a literary/historical timeline for my Accelerated English II class--we'll see!
http://prezi.com/
our tech teacher loves this site for creating an entertaining alternative to a power point (Robin 7.16.12)
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/taskonomy.html -The task is the single most important part of a WebQuest. It provides a goal and focus for student energies and it makes concrete the curricular intentions of the designer.( Robbe 7/17/12)
http://edu.glogster.com/ this site comes from a colleague who has found it useful as a unit starter; (Robin 7.18.12)
http://www.real.com/realplayer - You can download any video from the web. Then you can convert it to audio only, or keep it as a video and load onto your mp3 player. (Katherine 7/18/12)
Photography http://www.cybraryman.com/photography.html The internet catalogue for students, teachers, administrators & parents.Over 20,000 relevant links personally selected by an educator/author with over 30 years of experience (Robbe 7/16/12)
http://www.animationplayhouse.com/index.html -Animation Playhouse is a collection of clipart animation full of fun and kid friendly. This collection is free to download. You can create fun WebPages, and emails with this free animation. (Robbe 7/17/12)
Social Bookmarking http://www.diigo.com this is a site for social bookmarking. I used it in my online collaborative tools course, though have reverted back to my computer's bookmarks since then. (Joan 7/17/12)
http://pinterest.com/ - Online pinboard to organize and share what you want others to see. (Katherine 7/18/12)
http://www.poetryoutloud.org/
This is probably old hat to some of you, but it is the best place to find a wide array of wonderful poems. Our school uses it every year to prepare for the POL competition, but is is a great day-to-day resource as well. (Beneth 7/18)
http://poems.com/
I like this one as well, as it posts a poem a day. It's a gentle way to ease poetry into kids' lives---one poem at a time. (Beneth 7/18)
Science http://sv.berkeley.edu/curriculum.html multimedia that enhances curriculum, and accurately represents science curriculum being taught in the class. The "build-a-fish" activity is here. (Joan 1/19/12))
Voice Recording http://vocaroo.com/ is an online voice recorder that you can record, listen to then email the recording. It is very simple to use. I have students record themselves reciting the Spanish alphabet after they learn it. (Sara 7/18/12)
Screencasting http://www.screenr.com/
/ screencast site with no download or plug-in required, capture a screen video in minutes and record your voice as well.
Web 2.0 Tools http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/ This is a wikispace which has a variety of different web 2.0 tools for teachers to use with students. It is a great resource for all typed of tools from presentations to quiz and poll tools. (Sara 7/19/12)
Our Class Wiki http://us-historical-times.wikispaces.com/ I created this wiki with the intention of using it as a place to store information gathered for the WebQuest, but I am not sure I will use it. (Sara Blair 7/19/12)
Web Design
http://www.weebly.com this is a good free web-builder (Joan 7/16/12)
http://zunal.com/index.php this is a great WebQuest website - free and so many already made or you can easily make you own! (Sara 7/16/12)
http://www.thinglink.com/learn I heard about this site from a colleague; it allows one to creatively combine images and graphics in various forms. I thought about using it to make a literary/historical timeline for my Accelerated English II class--we'll see!
http://prezi.com/
our tech teacher loves this site for creating an entertaining alternative to a power point (Robin 7.16.12)
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/taskonomy.html -The task is the single most important part of a WebQuest. It provides a goal and focus for student energies and it makes concrete the curricular intentions of the designer.( Robbe 7/17/12)
http://edu.glogster.com/ this site comes from a colleague who has found it useful as a unit starter; (Robin 7.18.12)
http://www.questgarden.com/58/35/7/071124110241/index.htm
- This is a link to an old webquest that I made. Just to show you various tools I used.
Music
http://www.purple-planet.com/#-Free music for web design and student projects( Robbe 7/16/12)
http://www.real.com/realplayer - You can download any video from the web. Then you can convert it to audio only, or keep it as a video and load onto your mp3 player. (Katherine 7/18/12)
Photography
http://www.cybraryman.com/photography.html The internet catalogue for students, teachers, administrators & parents.Over 20,000 relevant links personally selected by an educator/author with over 30 years of experience (Robbe 7/16/12)
http://www.lunapic.com/editor/ Online photo editor that Lisa introduced us to. Easy to use, (Joan 7/18/12)
http://www.blabberize.com - You can make your pictures talk with movable mouths!
http://www.picmonkey.com/ Fun, free and easy to use photo editing site (Joan 7/20/12)
Resources
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/06/find-creative-commons-images-in-google.htm search engine for images with no copyright restraints option (Joan 7/20/12)
http://www.teachersnetwork.org/dcs/webquest/introduction.htm The goal of TeachNet is to improve student learning by helping teachers develop appropriate and effective instructional materials that infuse the Internet and support local and state standards (Robbe 7/17/12)
http://c4lpt.co.uk/top-100-tools-for-learning-2011/ This is a list shared by the BUHS tech-support teacher. It contains many helpful tools. (Robin 7.18.12)
Animation
http://goanimate.com/videos/0nG7EijYCF6M?utm_source=linkshare This is a great site that is free (or paid if you want, but the free one is great) where you can create short "cartoon-like" videos for your students. (Sara 7/17/12)
http://www.animationplayhouse.com/index.html -Animation Playhouse is a collection of clipart animation full of fun and kid friendly. This collection is free to download. You can create fun WebPages, and emails with this free animation. (Robbe 7/17/12)
Social Bookmarking
http://www.diigo.com this is a site for social bookmarking. I used it in my online collaborative tools course, though have reverted back to my computer's bookmarks since then. (Joan 7/17/12)
http://pinterest.com/ - Online pinboard to organize and share what you want others to see. (Katherine 7/18/12)
Humanities
http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/dailylife/challenge/cha_set.html, this is a British Museum site which allows kids to explore/scroll over an ancient Greek house--as in the time of The Odyssey. (Beneth 7-17-12)
http://www.poetryoutloud.org/
This is probably old hat to some of you, but it is the best place to find a wide array of wonderful poems. Our school uses it every year to prepare for the POL competition, but is is a great day-to-day resource as well. (Beneth 7/18)
http://poems.com/
I like this one as well, as it posts a poem a day. It's a gentle way to ease poetry into kids' lives---one poem at a time. (Beneth 7/18)
Science
http://sv.berkeley.edu/curriculum.html multimedia that enhances curriculum, and accurately represents science curriculum being taught in the class. The "build-a-fish" activity is here. (Joan 1/19/12))
Voice Recording
http://vocaroo.com/ is an online voice recorder that you can record, listen to then email the recording. It is very simple to use. I have students record themselves reciting the Spanish alphabet after they learn it. (Sara 7/18/12)
Screencasting
http://www.screenr.com/
/ screencast site with no download or plug-in required, capture a screen video in minutes and record your voice as well.
Web 2.0 Tools
http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/ This is a wikispace which has a variety of different web 2.0 tools for teachers to use with students. It is a great resource for all typed of tools from presentations to quiz and poll tools. (Sara 7/19/12)
Our Class Wiki
http://us-historical-times.wikispaces.com/ I created this wiki with the intention of using it as a place to store information gathered for the WebQuest, but I am not sure I will use it. (Sara Blair 7/19/12)